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Mike Crapo

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Mike Dean Crapo is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Idaho, a position he has held since 1999. A member of the Republican Party, Crapo has focused on various issues including tax policy, healthcare, and trade. He has been an advocate for making the 2017 Trump tax cuts permanent and has expressed support for targeted tariffs to protect American interests.

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Apr 26, 2021

I think nuclear energy needs to be one of the key parts of our national energy policy in achieving these laudable goals.

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Apr 26, 2021

The bottom line has to be reducing carbon emissions.

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Apr 26, 2021

The Biden administration's revocation of the presidential permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline was short-sighted and eliminated over 1,000 jobs, the majority of which were unionized.

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Apr 26, 2021

The most important reason to tax capital investment at low rates is to encourage savings and investment.

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Apr 26, 2021

We are also aware that Ranking Member Crapo has developed his own tax legislation.

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Apr 26, 2021

A number of companies and organizations have made reduced or zero-carbon commitments by 2050, and some by 2030.

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Apr 26, 2021

Considering offsetting the cost of energy provisions with a corporate tax rate increase or increasing international taxes, especially during a pandemic, is counterproductive and a non-starter on my side of the aisle.

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Apr 26, 2021

The tax code plays a crucial role in tackling our climate challenge and respectfully asks for an extension of key alternative fuel incentives in any climate-related tax legislation.

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Apr 26, 2021

If you tax something more, you get less of it.

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Apr 26, 2021

Congress should not be picking winners or losers every year when temporary credits expire.

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Apr 21, 2021

There is no need for a Republican or a Democrat policy on China, just an American policy.

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Apr 21, 2021

If we are going to really compete against China, we need to backstop these companies against China's competitors.

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Apr 21, 2021

President Eisenhower told Congress in 1958 that world trade strengthens our friends and increases their desire to be friends.

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Apr 21, 2021

Put plainly, there is no need for a Republican or Democrat policy on China, just an American policy.

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Apr 21, 2021

What the Biden administration did with the stroke of a pen was kill thousands of solid jobs in the energy industry.

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Apr 21, 2021

the notion that we would aid and abet Made in China 2025 is crazy to me.

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Apr 21, 2021

We need to take an all-of-the-above approach, as has been mentioned here, and not do it in a way that devastates complete sectors of our economy.

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Apr 21, 2021

The failure to be targeted in our imposition of 301 tariffs is critical across our economy.

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Apr 21, 2021

We do not fear competition; we embrace it, because America's workers, farmers, and businesses have always confronted challenges head-on.

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Apr 21, 2021

The products eligible for beneficial tariff treatment under programs like the GSP should be reviewed and updated.

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Apr 21, 2021

I hate to see us come in and use the power of Government to distort markets, to impose new requirements ahead of the market's arrival there.

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Apr 21, 2021

advancing the funding of basic research, not specifically applied research but basic research, is essential in order to ensure American competitiveness.

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Apr 21, 2021

if we are not able to actually bring the COVID-19 pandemic under control, there will not actually be a global economy.

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Apr 21, 2021

An American policy is precisely that: it reflects the best of America.

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Apr 21, 2021

The expiration of GSP is expected to be a short-term issue as Congress reviews the underlying authority and what changes are appropriate.

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